If Ds want to get the upper hand on the shutdown fight over whether or not to give Trump blank checks they must preemptively go on offense and point at Trump for the gloomy outlook on economy. He has broken all of this. Ds need to zero in on accountability. ↘️

Why do Trump's nominees keep having a hard time saying that presidents can't use the military to kill their political opponents?

"Gender studies scholars and experts on domestic violence have long known that gender-based bigotry is a gateway to violent extremism. It’s time for national security officials to catch up, says @milleridriss.bsky.social" 19thnews.org/2025/09/how-...

Oh, shit.

my guy all that's your job, if you want it to be my job then put me on the payroll

“You have the right to free speech As long as you're not Dumb enough to actually try it.” —The Clash

Trump says Afghanistan must give "Bagram Airbase back to those that built it." Interesting, considering who built it.

We have to reach across the aisle and find common gr….

Ah yes, I know I want my local paper to run this piece from *checks notes* a talk radio host from Dallas, TX. Super relevant to my life here. McClatchy gonna McClathy, tho, amirite? We have excellent local reporters AND thoughtful people with opinions in this state. We all deserve better than this.

My mom called me last night about the Kimmel firing, saying "This is how Hitler got started!" I quickly responded, "By firing the late night tv hosts?" Turns out, mom was right.

Did not have even Ted Fucking Cruz gets how bad this is on my 2025 bingo card but I love it when they fight so I'll take it. www.cnn.com/2025/09/19/p...

URGENT ⚡️ Mario Guevara, the only journalist behind bars in the United States, faces imminent deportation following charges related to his live streaming of law enforcement. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Dutch late night TV has its take

BREAKING: Trump's head of Social Security says raising the retirement age "will be considered." That's a betrayal of Trump's campaign promise to protect Social Security.

This whole sorry saga is another proof point: Trump is a weak and failing and ineffectual president who is simultaneously consolidating autocratic power in areas where that's easier for him to do. And that's a dangerous combination. newrepublic.com/article/2006...

Trump's scam of inventing "mortgage fraud" charges against his foes is failing. So he's set to fire a top prosecutor who is failing to bring charges, ABC reports. Failing to bring corrupt prosecutions is now a firing offense. This is profound misconduct. New piece: newrepublic.com/article/2006...

In July 2024, @golden.house.gov wrote Bangor Daily News oped stating Trump would win, rejecting the premise that he's a "unique threat to our democracy." Mocked those worried about that threat as "pearl-clutchers" Well, here we are and Golden is doing his part to aid and abet Trump For what?

white cis men blocking people of color and other members of vulnerable communities because their risk factor is a lot different than ours is peak white nonsense. It's also how I know they don't give a shit about us.

In the wake of Trump’s declaration that Antifa is a domestic terror group open to RICO investigation, Oregon Republican activists are now singling out elected officials for scrutiny. This particular GOP activist just spent about a week in DC meeting with a range of high level officials.

LOST writer-producer Damon Lindelof says he won’t work with Disney unless Kimmel js reinstated. I’m hearing other talent weighing similar pledges.

This FCC does not have the authority, the ability, or the constitutional right to police content or punish broadcasters for speech the government dislikes. Free speech is the foundation of our democracy, and we must push back against any attempt to erode it.

The Liar King

Just now, 11 state and city lawmakers were arrested by DHS police on the 10th floor of 26 Federal Plaza after a hour of demanding access to the ICE lock up on the same floor. @thecity.nyc

The president of the United States believes he has the right and the authority to use the firepower of the federal government to crush people who say things about him that he does not like. It's as simple as that.

I would love to be part of the conversation on MSNBC related to the Kimmel story and it's chilling effects on first amendment, but unfortunately I was terminated by MSNBC for stating that "hateful thoughts lead to hateful words which lead to hateful actions".

The Third Reich didn't last 1,000 years. Pinochet was ousted with a referendum. And the US isn't exactly dealing with the smartest, most competent fascists. Those of you insisting that 2025 is forever need to read a book, touch grass, go to therapy, anything other than trying to make others quit.

•ABC: fires Kimmel for mocking Trump •CBS: fires Colbert for mocking Trump •ABC: fires Moran for slamming Stephen Miller •MSNBC: fires Matt Dowd for saying “hateful thoughts lead to hateful actions” •FOX: Champions Brian Kilmeade as he calls for Nazi state murder of America’s 600K homeless people

This is an important time to remember that responsibility is not a zero-sum game — recognizing one person’s fault does not necessarily diminish another person’s. The Trump administration is fascist. And ABC cynically caved and abandoned American values for money. Both are worthy of your contempt.

I usually believe in "slow news" and tend to write about things the next day, but this Kimmel shit is such a mess, I put this together quickly. Key points: 1. Most people are pretending Kimmel said stuff he didn't. 2. SCOTUS just last year said that you can't do shit like this.

WGA Statement on ABC’s Decision to Pull Jimmy Kimmel Live!

It is quite amusing these folks picked today for their big Democratic think tank launch to *checks notes* joining with the Trump administration in going after "the groups."

<throws plates off table, flips it over, screams, punches wall> Okay welcome to the resistance <gags> Karl Rove. But we're still calling you Turd Blossom.

The union representing the musicians from Jimmy Kimmel’s band releases a statement calling the FCC’s pressure on Disney “state censorship.”

Pritzker: What's at stake here is free speech. It's our constitution and our way of life. Do we really want the president intimidating people, organizations to get others fired? People ought to be standing up and speaking out.

what is even happening?

A free and democratic society cannot silence comedians because the President doesn’t like what they say. This is an attack on free speech and cannot be allowed to stand. All elected officials need to speak up and push back on this undemocratic act.

I've long since abandoned any real hope of billionaires seriously funding a real progressive media outlet or platform but the other way you could launch such a thing is with some charismatic talent with pre-existing audience and (presumably) the financial independence to take risks. Just fwiw.

Fascizts are gonna fascist.

One Bad Thing About Fighting Fascists Is What You Have to Do to Stop Them: Thoughts on a Possible Shutdown I hope I'm wrong, but I think this is correct (boldface mine): Much of what I’m about to explain comes from general reporting and observation over recent weeks but also a report this morning…

It also helps if you're Robert Redford. He could have worn the proverbial potato sack and been magnificent.

Good get by Greg. There’s a primary and all that, but this is consistent with a long-running pattern that genuinely anti-Trump Republicans and former Republicans are more prepared politically for the moment than the vast majority of elected Democrats and liberal elites.

Anyone who still thinks that the problem is the left, or even both sides, when the the vice president of the United States gives a speech like this, simply cannot be trusted.

Interesting polling data: Those with unfavorable views of Donald Trump are the LEAST LIKELY to support political violence.

If I understand this correctly, he means that deep in his heart he believes that only violence targeting people in the MAGA movement counts. And I suspect he does believe that.

We are at the point in the honoring-Charlie-Kirk's-memory cycle when faculty are being fired for posting, without comment, Charlie Kirk's words. At the behest of politicians sworn to uphold the first amendment, and in public institutions covered by first amendment protections.

This is as huge a scandal & blunder as this chaotic Administration has seen. The person who should be called to answer for it is Secy Kristi Noem. When a woman who loves the camera as much as Noem is nowhere to be seen for 10 days it’s b/c she’s hiding out. Media should be all over this.

All right, I wrote about it:

Watching all these centrist pundits stress the “civility” of Charlie Kirk’s style without addressing the ugliness of his substance is giving me a renewed appreciation of how the civil, polite White Citizens’ Councils conned the same crowd into thinking they were distinct from the cruder Klan.

A lot of people are talking about the fact that Kilmeade won't be punished and you're all right but that's bc the left doesn't have the means to mob Fox and make them worry. Unless we start tagging their advertisers.